How to Lead a Long and Healthy Life Starting in Your 50s: Exercise. Moving naturally in your daily life is a common element in Blue Zones. Gardening and walking are some of the daily natural movements. Therefore by working in your garden and going Satoyama walking, you can support your wellbeing.
It is time to harvest onions. It is a little earlier than usual. We had a lot of hot days in May and plants are growing faster this year.
The fact that many people in Blue Zones work in their garden and many people in Japanese Satoyama, where we find a lot of centenarians, grow rice and vegetables might suggest that they are healthy because they get enough exercises but also they are exposed to plenty of microbiomes in their daily life to create a rich gut microbiota.
A lot of young people don’t learn how to cook at home and they don’t eat a lot of Japanese dishes in many households these days, especially in cities. Therefore learning how to cook Japanese dishes can be a Satoyama experience now.
Wild plants are Shindofuji, local and seasonal. They contain local bacteria.
